Kori Sutton is a Bainbridge Island based photographer specializing in newborns, children and families. Stay up to date with her latest musings and sessions by subscribing to the rss feed.
I’ve got to get back
Filed Under: Real Life
Lately, I’ve been really struggling with my photography. Maybe it was losing all my gear in the fire. Maybe it’s the fact that I can hardly find time for me. Maybe it’s that photography is really low on my priority list right now. I’m fighting to find my self- confidence and creativity. I know everyone goes through a “writer’s block” and hard times but I just want me back. NOW. It’s funny how, in losing everything, you lose a sense of yourself. I never thought of that beforehand (and who really thinks of something like that beforehand anyhow?). After the fire, I thought of it as a way of starting over, starting something fresh but we’ve slowly crept back into our old ways, creatures of habit we are. I realize now that I don’t want to start fresh, I want to refine me and my priorities.
Photography for me is so many different things. It’s such an amazing gift. Since discovering it, it has turned into my refuge…my sanctuary, I guess you could say. It allowed me a creative outlet but still fulfilled that constant desire in me to learn more. I could just escape the world and all it’s problems with my camera in hand. It recharged me.
It hasn’t been the same. I’ve lost touch with my perspective and ambition (creatively speaking, I don’t anyone getting worried I’ve gone off the deep end). I am hoping that by putting all this down in a (somewhat) organized thought, that it will force me to get back out there. Force myself out of this rut.
The journey of a thousand miles
must begin with a single step.
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Hi! I'm Kori. I believe each day is a gift that inspires me to love better and live bigger. I love capturing the honesty of life in those moments between the moments and ordinary things that make life extraordinary. Here is where I share my most recent sessions and a glimpse into my personal life. Explore, enjoy and if you like what you see, please leave a note! xx
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I never thought of losing a part of yourself with your belongings but that totally makes sense. Of course you need time to heal, it has only been 6 months. You’ll find your way, just writing your feelings down is a great step! (Awesome quote by the way!) If you want to do a photo shoot with no pressure of how the pictures turn out, to see how you’re getting your groove back, you can shoot Milo again. And know that you’ll be comfortable because you’re with a friend not a client.